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Chapter 51: Will the Clippers be sold? Give a good price

Wang Huan had no acquaintances in Los Angeles, but he got an invitation. He had never loved such so-called upper-class banquets. Western banquets were by no means the theme of eating and drinking compared to Eastern banquets. He was too lazy to deal with those guys, and the two sides did not have much business dealings, so he accumulated connections? I was too lazy to serve him, but this time he was because he was very interested in a certain industry of the owner who held the banquet..././

Jerry Bass, who knows people, call him Old Bass. This man who has watched the Lakers be abused by the Celtics since he was a child, made his fortune by regional cable sports TV. He has now made his creation in the purple gold dynasty with dazzling stars, Black Mamba Kobe and Big Shark O'Neal. This is definitely one of the strongest internal and external combinations in history. Of course, Wang Huan's goal will not be him. He has a luxurious lineup and is directly aimed at the championship. Although Wang Huan can afford it, what can you do if he doesn't sell it? His goal is another NBA team in Los Angeles, and the most tragic one. He shares the same home game with the Lakers but is beaten to the head of the pig for life by the opponent. His name is the Clippers.

Donald Sterling is the boss of this team. Wang Huan is quite familiar with this guy. It's not because of this team. It's because this guy is extremely stingy about the team and created the first requirement to not get off the line of fire when he is slightly injured. Once, only 7 players in the Clippers could play on the court, and almost gave up a game because of this. The most exaggerated thing is that this guy also made the team's head coach Paul Silas, who was then, wear bandages for the players.

In addition, this guy is an absolute pervert and racist, so he has the most reputation among so many NBA bosses. Wang Huan thinks that the simplicity of buying the team from him should not be too high. Ten years later, the team is only worth 200 million US dollars, and now it is estimated that it has been 70 to 80 million. A guy with a net worth of only a few hundred million will dare to challenge him? Since he is a stingy guy who is reluctant to spend money, then he will probably not refuse to sell the team at a high price?

Wang Huan's idea of ​​playing the Clippers was because the Rockets really struggled with Leslie. Alexander, who was poor before Yao Ming, had a last-place finish in the league, but his performance was stable and he was considered a strong team. He entered the postseason in 1993 and almost won the division championship in 1997. Then Pippen, retired from the Glider, joined Dameng. This year, the Rockets' post-Da Meng period was in the final decline. Wang Huan knew that the Clippers were second next year. Washington Wizards were the No. 1 pick, and he could find a way to change to the No. 1 pick. Anyway, the opponent wanted to sign Kwame Brown, so we'll give it to him and give it cash to exchange. Wang Huan now has Yao Ming's contract, so it's not impossible to enter the NBA in advance.

This is not difficult. The Wizards' uniform group is definitely not a keen eye for people. Wang Huan can trade with the No. 1 pick in advance, and then announce that Yao Ming will participate in the draft.

Originally, Wang Huan was still worried about Yao Ming's age being insufficient, but after checking, he found out that the draft age of NBA overseas players in this world was changed to 20 years old. He originally wanted to simply draft in advance and let Yao Ming play in China for a year, but now it seems that it is not necessary.

So he quickly bought it while the Clippers are still on the street. If he is lucky, he can draw the No. 1 pick directly. If he can't draw, he will change it. If he can't change it, he would rather let Yao wait for a year, but the possibility of failure will not be high.

Wang Huan got the opportunity to talk to Donald Sterling at the banquet as he wished. This real estate tycoon, who was a lawyer, owned more than 10,000 apartments and was a racial discriminator among the famous Jews. Discrimination against people of color is his favorite thing to do, and he doesn't feel sorry for compensation for millions or tens of millions of dollars. This kind of bastard Wang Huan doesn't want to be polite to him.

"Mr. Sterling, I just want to ask you one thing, will the Clippers be sold? Give me a quick price."

Donald Sterling was stunned at first, and then he was ecstatic. How many times Wang Huan's assets are? He didn't count, but why did he have tens of billions of dollars? Such a sucker asked him if the Clippers were selling, and he wouldn't take action quickly? You know, the Clippers are already in a mess. He is not a person who made a fortune by his sports career and has no hobbies for basketball. The only thing that is, taking his girlfriend to watch players take a bath, but it doesn't matter if he can change his career to other professions.

"I think this is the most suitable price for the Clippers." Donald Sterling opened the river channel in a flash.

Wang Huan sneered, what are you kidding? Two hundred million? You only bought it at 12.5 million, right? Even if it's almost twenty years old, has it appreciated? Why did I feel that it has depreciated? Look at what players you have chosen! Many talented players have ruined you. Looking at the results and honors, you are still embarrassed to ask for 200 million? Even if the inflation is at most 100 million, it is still because you are smart enough to move the team to Los Angeles without authorization. However, I think it's expensive for 50 million.

"Mr. Sterling, are you really kidding? Have the Clippers won a division championship in your hands? Not to mention the championship, even in the past 20 years, there have not been many times in the playoffs? Three or four times? The best result is to win more than 40 games twice. Thanks to Mr. Larry Brown's efforts, he only won more than 20 games and lost more than 30 games every year, and the investment amount in the league is basically the least every year. This year, he is looking at the lowest winning rate in history. It seems that he will not give up until he wins the No. 1 pick. Is the 200 million you told me the Japanese yen? Perhaps it is the soft sister coin of our country?"

Wang Huan's words made this miser lose a little. Indeed, the Clippers can't be bad anymore. They can't be said to be the first in history. They lost from 1999 to the 2000th season and had no temper. Wang Huan knew that the last lost was changed to coach halfway through, and the last two coaches won 15 games together. Is it true that 81 games? 1 Nima has a kindness. You win a single digit. I see if you dare to go against the will? If there is a promotion or relegation, Nima will go to the amateur league early, so that the women's basketball team will not lose to this virtue. Moreover, there are also five results of less than 20 wins, including the worst twelve wins, which is the second worst in history.

"Okay! Since you want to buy, don't say so. No matter how bad the results are, he is still an NBA team in a big city. The $1800 million can no longer be lower."

Donald Sterling saw Wang Huan talk more and more, and he had nothing to say to him, so he could only sell it at a lower price. But he still didn't want to give up too much. It would be enough to reduce 20 million to make him feel distressed, but if he spent it on lawsuits and playing with women, he would be happy and careless.

"One 50 million. That's the price, otherwise I can buy other teams, so many bad teams. Even if I want to buy a team with background, it's not impossible. If it's not for my country's players to enter the NBA, I wouldn't be interested."

Wang Huan's words made Donald Sterling worry. They just wanted to find a platform. If the price was too fierce, the rich man would run away. Who would know if he could sell it in the future? Anyway, the bad team has a very small publicity effect on their real estate industry. Why bother to hold it in your hand and feel disgusting?

"I agree, 1500 million, I want to trade directly without delay." Donald Sterling said viciously.

"No problem, I will pay whenever I sign the contract. I won't give you a penny less." Wang Huan raised his glass with sips of champagne in his glass and said confidently.

The transaction was decided soon. The procedures for buying and selling teams in NBA are simple and complex, but the most important thing is their operational president David Stern. As long as he can convince him, the boss of the other twenty-nine teams will not and dare not disobey his intentions and object.

Wang Huan knows David Stern, who was born as a lawyer but actually was a guy who sold cooked food since childhood. A newspaper has investigated it. There is a question that I would like to ask fans to answer: Which is the longest continuous "dynasty" in NBA history?

a: Celtic dynasty; b: Lakers dynasty; c: Bull dynasty; d: Other

Most people think it's a player? But real ashes fans will choose D others because the real dynasty is Stern's Royal City. It's not something that ordinary people can play with to develop a small league that was originally stormy into the most popular sports league in the world. It's not as good as ordinary people saying that Big Bird Bird and Magic Johnson fly into Jordan to save the NBA. It's better to say that Stern discovered them and then used them to save the league. Which one is more important and less important.

Wang Huan knows what the president wants. What he can bring to the other party, the Chinese market is his greatest expectation. Europeans play football and basketball, India is too chaotic in Asia and doesn’t like basketball, Japanese people are too short and weak in body and poor in skills, so what? There are really no talents, and the population is too small. Only China has a large population, huge market consumption power, and the basketball market is good and there are many talents. The best way to enter this market is to get a Chinese player to the NBA. Wang Zhizhi’s draft is his ambition. Unfortunately, he knows that he is a soldier, and if you don’t inform them, you will ask the other party to draft. It’s just wishful thinking.

Wang Huan just wanted to give him a chance. The Chinese NBA team, including Chinese players, and they are superstars! Why can't they enter the market? If this president can't catch such a good opportunity, then he will be useless to kill the president.

David Stern was not surprised at all when he received Wang Huan's request for a visit. The rumors about Wang Huan and the Clippers' transaction were not kept secret in their circle. Old Bass was the first to know. In addition, Sterling is not the master of the goal. Soon everyone in the circle knew that Wang Huan, a billionaire, was going to buy the Clippers. The bosses of several teams were planning to discuss that. It would be better to buy their team than to buy the Clippers. Unfortunately, can Wang Huan buy it? Toronto Raptors are so painful that they are going to buy where to buy the Clippers!

So Stern had long known what Wang Huan meant. He was ecstatic after learning about it. Who is Wang Huan? It can be said that he is second only to Bruce Lee in the United States. Don’t underestimate this second. You must know that Bruce Lee really made a world in the United States. No one doubted his ability. After being convinced by him, there were countless people who admired him. The older generation of the United States not only admired him. It was already quite amazing that Wang Huan could bring the impression that he was second only to Bruce Lee in just a few years.

Stern also knew that Wang Huan was the representative of China in the international community and had a huge influence. When he bought an NBA team, he would influence countless Chinese basketball fans to notice NBA. This is what he dreamed of. If the other party could run a Chinese player to play in NBA and become famous and famous, the Chinese market would be completely opened. How could he not be happy?

"Hello Mr. Stern, no one can match your contribution to the development of NBA. I personally admire your talent, so I took the liberty to buy an NBA team. I don't know if my behavior can be recognized by you."

Stern was so beautiful that his nose was almost out, but he was still reserved. After all, in terms of wealth, status and fame, the other party was only stronger than himself. The backer was hard and the market was huge. How could that American capitalist be polite to deal with him? Although the Americans were proud, they also respected the strong. Wang Huan was the kind of strong man who started from scratch. A truly educated American would treat him equally. Stern had little dealing with Chinese people. He had seen the way Chinese people praised others. Wang Huan's words made him feel comfortable, no matter how he looked at it, he felt that Wang Huan was his lucky angel who came to earth to help.

"Of course, Mr. Wang Huan, it is an honor for the league to attract wealthy people like you to join the NBA. We welcome geniuses like you to help NBA go to the world and become the best sports league."

Wang Huan knew that this was done as soon as he heard this. He simply struck while the iron was hot and took out a CD and said, "Mr. Stern, look at this player. Does he have the potential to enter the NBA development?"

Stern frowned. He had little understanding of China. Wang Zhizhi's affairs made him anxious. Unexpectedly, the other party was a soldier, which made him feel very stressed! It was finally settled. Now the other party took out another player, so don't make such jokes again!

After putting it in the CD, a game appeared on the screen of the laptop in front of Stern. Wang Huan pointed to both sides and said, "This is our China CBA final, the Magic City Sharks and Bayi team, and Bayi team is Wang Zhizhi's parent team. It was selected by the military system of all China. This is common in our country's team sports. If there are any similar players, please leave it to me. Their military identities do not involve confidentiality. In fact, it is not difficult to go abroad. You did not ask relevant Chinese people to help the last time."

Stern nodded desperately. China is too mysterious. How can a guy like him understand that? It was not so beautiful to find that overseas player in the NBA draft before, but something happened when he came to China. Now it is considered that Chinese people are helping.

"From your perspective, I will soon understand who I am talking about?" Wang Huan asked after the competition.

"Of course, the center's height is not only very good, but the touch is very soft. Oh my God! It's not a problem to let him log in to the NBA directly. What is his name? Why don't I know such an excellent genius?" Stern knew that the conservative Chinese basketball in this world made him not even aware of the appearance of Yao Ming.

"It seems that his characteristics are very distinctive, but they are not very confrontational enough. They are a bit similar to European big players, but they are very good. I think they will not be worse than Noviski in the future." Stern praised it continuously, his vision is good, and Yao Ming has great potential. If it works well, it is likely that an international superstar will appear.

"His name is Yao Ming. He is twenty years old this year. I plan to let him participate in next year's draft. This year's Clippers' performance is almost the same even if they don't have a No. 1 pick. I will find a way to win it. By then, China's first No. 1 pick player, you know, we Chinese like the first one."

Stern laughed and said, "We Americans also like the number one. I understand that the No. 1 pick will definitely be yours."

"At that time, do you think you'll arrange a preseason game in China? Play two or three games, in several largest cities such as our capital and the Magic City. However, I hope that the team owners can understand that the price of genuine jerseys should not be equipped with the acceptance of the Americans to sell. It's only a few dollars. The amount sold at that time will not be calculated in tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands. If the price is too high, we won't buy the genuine ones. You know, jerseys are nothing more than fabrics. Too high prices are not acceptable to us. A few hundred dollars per piece is equivalent to the monthly income of our ordinary family. I believe not many people can afford it."

Stern nodded repeatedly. These are so important. Entering the Chinese market is not just a matter of just saying it. You must have a perfect and reasonable plan. How to promote it is very important.

"We can hold a basketball college competition, and it is best to reach an exchange plan with American colleges and universities. The champion team or the top three will get a one- or two-year study opportunity in the United States. This will give more and more Chinese people the opportunity to enter the NBA, rather than relying on luck now. There are too many problems in our Chinese leagues, such as defensive intensity issues, shooting issues, and mentality issues. Athletes should be trained from teenagers. If a Chinese player joins the NBA in just a few years, it is best to do this. Don't expect that CBA can cultivate too many outstanding players."

Wang Huan's suggestion was a bit difficult, but it doesn't matter. These can be analyzed through investigation and analysis. This activity doesn't cost much money. If the effect is excellent, he would not object.

When NBA announced that the Los Angeles Clippers' transaction was successful and the new boss was the billionaire of China Wang Huan, not only the United States but also China caused a sensation. (Your support on this site is my greatest motivation.)
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